Additional Information

Ganapathy Iyer Girls’ High School, located in Gopalapuram, Chennai, is a Government-aided School run by the Gopalapuram Educational Society. This school provides high-quality education for economically backward girls living in the area. OPEN began partnering with this school in year 2007, following a meeting with Mrs. Sharadha Manee, the Principal of the school. Our partnership has been growing over the years, and OPEN has been funding a constant stream of her ideas, the latest of which is Karate classes for her wards.

Monthly Expenses of Rs 95K/month are being sponsored wholly by one of our generous patrons, Mr. Natarajan Kumar of Northern Virginia, for the following activities:

After school program:

Night Study Remedial classes for weaker students from Std. VI to X. Refreshments are provided to the students, and remuneration paid for two night study teachers.

Student Tutor Program: For classes VIII and IX the above average students are coaching the below average students, for which incentives are paid to the student tutors

Extracurricular activities: Tabla and Karate classes

Extra-curricular Program during school hours: Spoken English, Computer Education

Additional Vegetables in mid-day meals for all students from standard VI to X

Breakfast for X Std students

Yearly Scholarship starting in 2007:

On the basis of the academic performances, students from VII Std to X std are selected for the scholarship. Scholarship includes tuition fees, notebooks and workbooks, uniforms (2 sets) and shoes (2 pairs).

Non-scholarship students are offered one set of uniforms and one pair of shoes.

One time Capital expenditure spent to improve infrastructure of the school:

Shelter: Provided shelter in the ground floor prayer hall at a cost of Rs. 1.5 Lakhs in the year 2007

Furniture: Provided 63 sets of steel benches and desks for the students at a cost of Rs. 2.15 Lakhs in the year 2008